London comes to St Lucia

Happy 5 Minute Friday everyone!

This week I’m taking you to a piece of London that has found its way to Ironside! Thanks to the local Men’s Shed, we were able to bring a unique street library to the community.

Making local news this week, I caught up with the new Councillor for Paddington, thousands of school kids showed up for Monday Funday to kick start their winter holidays plus, a intersection upgrade at Herbert St. All this and so much more in this week’s news that’s making our area of Brisbane even better.

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London comes to St Lucia

Happy 5 Minute Friday everyone!

This week I’m taking you to a piece of London that has found its way to Ironside! Thanks to the local Men’s Shed, we were able to bring a unique street library to the community.

Making local news this week, I caught up with the new Councillor for Paddington, thousands of school kids showed up for Monday Funday to kick start their winter holidays plus, a intersection upgrade at Herbert St. All this and so much more in this week’s news that’s making our area of Brisbane even better.

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International Breakfast at Ironside

Local headlines are minimal this week due to the handing down of the Local and State budgets, but we have some good news for our Ward and its future.

Check out what is making local news headlines this week:
💰Ironside State School hosts an International breakfast
💰 More funding for road projects in our Ward
💰 Intersection update for Clarence Rd and Swann Rd
💰Witton Rd Bikeway upgrade update
💰 What is going to become of the Mt Coot-tha Quarry?

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More Road Safety

🎉Happy 5 Minute Friday everyone!🎉

Making local news headlines:
🛵 A new slow-down SAM for Indooroopilly
🛵 Last weekend’s biggest social gathering at Fig Tree Pocket State School
🛵 Gan Gani Open Day
🛵 New suburbs signs are popping up
🛵 Trucks and signs are colliding-what can be done about it?
🛵 Bringing gardens back to life on Bywong St
🛵 Flood repair on Munro St
🛵 The Bus Network Review has been finalised
🛵 Jack Spears Park Field gets an upgrade

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DROUGHT, FLOOD AMD BUSHFORES

Welcome back to another 5 Minute Friday and to the second official day of Winter, brrr…

This week was jammed packed with local news from a newly completed footpath (woohoo!) to another playground being burnt down (Boo!- Sorry kids).

Check out what else is making local headlines this week:
❄️ A much-needed sign for Witton Rd
❄️ WE DELIVERED a new Footpath 🎉
❄️ Brookfield backburning causing air pollution
❄️ Water saving tool to bring about drought awareness
❄️ Thousands of sausages were made for this special Open Day
❄️ These planter boxes are primed and ready to grow
❄️ Coffee with a Cop was another success
❄️ Malayalee Association of Queensland came to St Peter’s
❄️ Green Heart Fair was a hit this year
❄️ Arsonist target kids at Witton Barracks Park
❄️ St Peter’s Choir performance is on today
❄️ Trivia Night at Fig Tree Pocket State School- which table will win?

Thanks for tuning in to another 5 Minute Friday and have a great weekend!

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Ted Talk Comes to Indro

It’s Five Minute Friday! Your weekly local news update includes everything from a flower workshop in Taringa right through to the Brisbane City Council’s 2023 Gold Star Reading Program.

Making headlines this week:
🎤Toowong Village has hearts for charity thanks to local artists
🎤 Indooroopilly State High held a Ted X talk and it was awesome!
🎤 The Second Phase of the Chapel Hill Community Garden has begun(10 Planter boxes have already been donated!)
🎤 Feel free to lend a helping hand at the Chapel Hill Community Garden
🎤 Learn everything flowers at a Taringa workshop
🎤 Kids! Get your read on for the Gold Star Reading Program
🎤 Ironside Book Fair is about to happen
🎤 Rediscover Brisbane through a new lens thanks to the Lord Mayor’s Photography Awards
🎤 Clarence intersection traffic lights are now fixed!
🎤 Say goodbye to the old Robertson Park fitness equipment with more changes to come.

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We’re Wishing You a Happy Mother’s Day

Welcome back to another 5 Minute Friday!
This week I was joined by Mr Maitland, the Principal of St Ignatius Catholic Primary School at their Mother’s Day stall.
Making local headlines this week:
💐Catching up with schools at a Parents and Friends Meeting
💐Indooroopilly Canoe Club is getting rebuilt
💐I hosted another roundtable
💐The Brisbane Writers Festival is back!
💐Brisbane’s Botanica is officially open

Wishing all mother’s a special Happy Mother’s Day this Sunday✨

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A New Dog Park?

Welcome back to the first 5 Minute Friday of May (sorry, 6 minutes as there was a lot of feel-good news to get through)

Making local headlines this week:
🐶 Moggill Rd updates
🐶 I had a youth roundtable
🐶 We planted our 40,000th Tree in St Lucia
🐶 A pop-up office with the Lord Mayor
🐶 A Growth Sustainability meeting with locals and the Lord Mayor
🐶 Taringa knitters made blankets to donate
🐶 A new multicultural aged care has just opened
🐶 UQ’s brand new Kev Carmody building opened for students
🐶 Brisbane City’s potential new spot for an off-leash dog park

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Queensland’s Oldest Book Fair

Welcome back to another 5 Minute Friday!
Making local headlines this week:
📚 ANZAC Day commemorations
📚 New shade sails for Fig Tree Pocket playground
📚 Jesmond Rd footpath almost complete
📚 UQ Book Fair
📚 Moggill Rd intersection footpath upgrade complete
📚 Power wash for local retaining walls
📚 West Junior’s AFL club
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ANZAC Day, Locally

Welcome back to another 5 Minute Friday.
Catch up with the latest on my YouTube, and Instagram to prepare for the upcoming commemorative ANZAC Day events.

Making local headlines this week:
🌹 Safe plates are back!
🌹 Local school kids paint food pantry
🌹 New ‘Slow Down’ sign installed
🌹 Little Athletics awards
🌹 Discussed carbon emissions with Brigidine College
🌹 ANZAC Day
🌹 Support your local RSL
Lest we forget.

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